the cards at all so the phrase that we have seen handing in their nomination papers at the election commission office you see behind me has involved quite an interesting mix we heard that 41 people had posted cash bones so far today we've had 33 potential candidates handing in the nomination papers in fact they're still sitting down with the election commission officials going through obviously nitty gritty detail and there is also basically a time window we have about another 35 minutes for objections this is the formal process once you have candidates have. being in their papers there is room for objections against candidates that have handed in their papers for candidacy so we've got the former defense secretary the brother of the former president mind the rajapaksa did the defense agree go top rajapaksa a former army commander the deputy leader of one of the biggest political parties the un p. and that is. he happens to be the son of a former president who was assassinated there's an environmentalist there's a buddhist monk so quite a colorful line up martin but i suppose the headline news

poor 4 person like the president of the senate apologizes to a woman who is the head of the election commission of afghanistan i think that shows a change of attitude i'm not saying that in this perfect we're moving. as progress through i do you know as a person who lives in afghanistan and i've seen you know your fracturing of straw's own too. you see when you're in our situation you do that you're presidents of the election was needed to give the new president a powerful mandate but there is no powerful mandate to be had in afghanistan certainly not by elections fact is the power real power in your country is not through democratic means but by a few doing fractious collection of strong men warlords corrupt officials and they don't have much use for democracy do that wasn't the case in the europe in the past i mean how was there a centuries do you want to go about living in 2019 i think that's the difference between europe and our country so we are moving in that direction and not proud of murder torture forced disappearances intimidation this kind of thing goes on in your country and you com

mean look at look it was the constant ambassador last month we had the former heads of the election commission and the electoral complaints commission both jailed for fraud along with 8 members of their staff how many other people are involved in fraud right up and of the country how many you see that also again showed the result of this state that the election fraud will not will not go in. easy with it so i think that's part of building a strong institutions but if you look at the case of this and certainly this was only the tip of the iceberg this is the tip of your other thing the purpose of it and then we'll get to the bottom of it to the new york times reported that in case our district in the province one of the elders told them the local strongmen had been stuffing the ballot boxes they sat together and each filled the boxes for their guy they said we can't leave these boxes empty we said but what about the biometric verification they said who's going to love it's that kind of attitude is the scene. in multiply many many times the country many times you see term you know in afghanistan

we heard fromle was representative from the election assistance commission. i wanted to play some of that hearing that we covered on c-span. >> there were a number of responsibilities that election officials have and i believe that the election commission should be more empowered at to work on those but the reality as i mentioned, my opening statement is that we are a $7.95 million agency. we have one lawyer, we have one or since itsson, inception, the election assistance commission has been kicked around like a political football and we have never been in power or funded in a way to actually help election officials in the way we can. i think that right now in this time, we see the need for a federal clearing house and i would just ask you all to help make that possible. hovland saying they have been kicked around like a political football. guest: i think it's one of the challenges, it's very easy to look at election security or any of the other issues as purely what is going to help my party or hurt the other party and we are seeing that to some degree on bot

they heard from the representative from the election assistance commission. want to play you some of that. >> there are a number of responsibilities that election officials have, and i believe that the election assistance commission should be more empowered to work on those but the reality as i mentioned in my opening statement is that we're a $7.95 million agency. we have one lawyer. we have one financial person for -- since its inception, we've been kicked around like a political football and we've never been empowered or funded in a way to actually help election officials in the way we can. i think right now in this time, we see the need for the federal clearing house that the eac was created to be. i would ask you all to help make that possible. >> david becker, from the election assistance commission saying that they'd been kicked around like a political football. >> i think it's one of the challenges, it's easy to look at election security or any as purely what's going to help my party or hurt the other. we're seeing that to some degree. the eac has had

election assistance commission or. prior to his appointment, he served as an interim chief of staff for the ohio secretary of state, deputy chief information officer and deputy director of election. he received his bs from miami university in oxford ohio and a jd from the university of dayton school of law. mickey is the deputy assistant director of the counterintelligence division of the fbi where she oversees the intelligence branch which includes both foreign and foreign. code task force system. she entered the bureau in 2005 as an intelligence analyst observed in many other positions including deputy assistant director of operations in the counterterrorism division. he oversaw terrorism, financing operations, strategic operations headcount ever do some analysis area she has a bachelors degree in psychology from the university of rhode island and a master's degree in criminology from george washington university. adam hake is a deputy assistant attorney general of the national security division at the department of j

eastern afghanistan especially in one go home province meanwhile the country's independent election commission is saying the parliamentary result of the presidential election campaign now is because of technical problems and security concerns afghan voters went to the polls on september 28th but the commission says the 19th of october deadline was impossible to me because of problems transferring information securely they did apologize for the delay. and the horse was. first of all afghanistan's independent election commission is apologizing from the respected afghan nation for not announcing the preliminary presidential election results on time according to the plan we should have announced the results the reason we couldn't announce it as promised is that we have faced serve and technical problems by transferring biometric data to the main so her. on hundreds of people have drowned over the last few years in a popular but dangerous river in pakistan's swat valley and now one man has taken it upon himself to provide a rescue service and is credited with saving many lives but the government is

it was not borne out by by you're not aware as i you are now but you're not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done j pounder thank you very much for being on conference. good good. good. good you children. nevertheless. can be a bad thing. but what exactly is it that's contaminating the air is it only cars and businesses. surprising research and analyses. clean air. in 15 minutes w. w's the talk show. strong clear positions from international perspective. every week we get to the point on our current topic. that. oh good. come it isn't right. to the point of. g.w. a lot of. what the bodies. good for delta. to talk about to. the end. you may write to me down in history but you know that's interesting. you made me in the family during that still night. did you want to see me broken down. shoulders for. me. this information. from a past. life. that . the are we. going to. play. this is the wus life. dozens die in a train and so now in pakistan

system is a little more complex it's taken from the british for many decades the goal of the election commission has got tighter and tighter and forcing declarations earlier many of these facts were not being declared so i don't think there has been actually an increase of criminal m.p.'s it has in fact been a decrease well that's your supposition but that's not go it's not quite as it was not borne out are you not aware are you or not are you not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done jaipur thank you very much for being on conflicts. the being. cut cut cut. cut cut cut cut. cut cut. cut. cut. cut cut cut. above fund. for much as these every goal is an absolute liberation subcommands empowerment submit to the people in afghanistan think it's my commitment to do support trying to stop the be. the boss must be continues to coach advance teams not to turn to keep the democrats. spong d.w. . selling sex is a. pink is for guns and blue as the farm

system is a little more complex it's taken from the british for many decades the goal of the election commission has got tighter and tighter and forcing declarations earlier many of these facts were not being declared so i don't think there has been actually an increase of criminal m.p.'s it has in fact been a decrease well that's your supposition but that's not that's not my that's what it does not borne out are you not aware you're not but are you not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done jaipur thank you very much for being on conference. sleep. carefully. don't seem. to be a good. match. discoverable. subscribe to the documentary to. kill the fire more not hard and in the end this is a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers we're lions of. what's your story. 'd 'd on what numbers of women especially of victims of violence. take part and send us your story your train

to stay in power forcing the league into opposition to afghanistan now where the independent election commission says the result of the presidential election can't be announced due to technical issues afghan voters went to the polls on september 28th but the commission says the saturday deadline was impossible to meet due to problems transferring information securely and they apologized for the delay. and the horses have to be sort of must 1st of all afghanistan's independent election commission is apologizing from the respected afghan nation for not announcing the preliminary presidential election result on time according to the plan we should have announced the results the reason we couldn't announce it as promised is that we face 70 technical problems by transferring biometric data to the main. mozambique's main opposition party renamo is rejecting the premier results of cheese days general election a show the ruling for lima party heading for a major victory that european union observers are raising concerns about the vote after reports of ballot stuffing at some polling stations was also vi

system is a little more complex it's taken from the british for many decades a goal of the election commission has got tighter and tighter and forcing declarations earlier many of these facts were not being declared so i don't think there has been actually an increase of criminal m.p.'s it has in fact been a decrease well that's your supposition but that's your post i thought it was not borne out by by you not aware as i you are not are you not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done jaipur thank you very much for being on conference. from. the bank. board. the bus and it's as if the main story did she call. the bombs old for all the mention on the 4th time flew down the whole of the house missing and then this number of others the bottom of the valley that the last dragons in this world has called to harm us for years and to the real books on. it's hard to laugh. make them from people make fun about their own social economic and political pr

system is a little more complex it's taken from the british for many decades ago all of the election commission has got tighter and tighter and forcing declarations earlier many of these facts were not being declared so i don't think there has been actually an increase of criminal m.p.'s it has in fact been a decrease ok well that's your supposition but that's your post not my fault but it was not borne out are you not aware as i you are now about you not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done jaipur thank you very much for being on conference. the food. good. good. good. good. good. to the point strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. there's a growing sense of war torn syria centering on a new phrase with the u.s. apparently ambivalent about its role in the region russia and turkey have stepped into the vacuum so what now lies ahead for syria to find out also the point. of going to just 90 minutes on the dubliner. story

system is a little more complex it's taken from the british for many decades a goal of the election commission has got tighter and tighter and forcing declarations earlier many of these facts were not being declared so i don't think there has been actually an increase of criminal m.p.'s there has in fact been a decrease if well that's your supposition but that's not that's not my that's what it was not borne out are you not aware are you are not are you not aware that the election commission has in fact imposed more stringent guidelines for declarations of any charges being faced by people contesting elections so it sounds like it should have done jaipur thank you very much for being on conflicts. good. to. play. kidnapped from the streets taken to secret prisons without leaving a trace. tortured. in turkey this is the fate of many columns of the government among those detained is mustafa you must his wife has been trying for months to find him up she is fighting for his release for something that is still in my. hand 30 minutes on d w. 4 much you know as these every goal isn't actually the ri

election assistance commission better known as the eac to fulfill its missions and help america vote act. i also appreciate this opportunity to highlight the great work of the state state ad local election officials around the country. as you know the nation's elections are run at the state and local level with each of the 50 states and u.s. territories running elections in different ways. officials in over a thousand loca8,000 localjurisdictions ary responsible for conducting our elections and their work truly protects and ensures the most fundamental pillar of our democracies of the vote. since 2016 there's been an enormous increase in focus on the security which is just one of the many responsibilities election officials must address. i'm pleased to report from my vantage point at the community has responded in an aggressive fashion considering the challenges we face. nearly every conference i attend while traveling around the country has a substantial focus on security and protecting the integrity of elections is a constant topic in meetings with election administrators, federal p

brussels in the next 2 days because as we've heard the last couple of weeks the commission has been the commissioners have been elected by the committees of the european parliament and one of the like expected commission this the french nominee. has not been nominated by the committees and this is something considered to be a big of a backlash for micro he was very upset about is he's been saying i just don't understand it and of course this question of not understanding it was a the big parties in the european parliament one is the social democrats and the other is merkel's party is all integrated in is the european people's policy and this this this this upset that the french candidate has not been elected for the commission there is something that both has been considered a bomb for the upcoming commission of the fondling some tensions between germany and france as well exactly have to lay it out there it's not smooth sailing right now between those 2 capitals we're going to go to some live images right now from the bundesliga german parliament who've gone surely there is no talking about the events in the hall of

a record number of candidates their nominations being accepted 35 of them here at the election commission the office building you see behind me now all eyes on the former defense secretary go to auburn rajapaksa when he was handing in his dominations to election officials these papers were accepted the problem being that to go to harvard rajapakse his eligibility has been in question he obviously lost reluctant citizenship when he became a u.s. citizen back in 2003 he subsequently also became a dual citizen giving him back issue and her nationality now the recent changes to the constitution does not allow dual citizens to wise for the presidency and go to harvard rajapaksa says that he really now needs his u.s. citizenship but in none of those in this country have seen documentary evidence of that despite the fact that he maintains that he has renounced to citizenship the other main contender such as trade with us also speaking to us on his way out saying he's in a hurry to get down to the business of making the sri lanka better and getting down to the plans he has for this country go to

cover-up. >> so the justice department has had for four decades an agreement with the federal election commissionto the commission because the commission has a host of tools that aren't just the criminal prosecution that the justice has and the stand ar-- the standard could be much lower, you don't have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt and that referral never happened here as far as we know. >> and you along with naet cattal wrote in the handling of the campaign violation the department of justice appears to have ignored a rule that many must be referred to the department and if they had followed the rule the ukraine affair would have been disclosed to the american public. how would it be disclosed to the american public. >> it would have come out at some point. perhaps not immediately if the fec continued to investigate but if there was a imposition of a monetary fine or if there had been an opinion issue this violated the law as many experts think it did. in some form it would have allowed the fec to take this and put it into the arena of public opinion as part of doing its job to enforce

according to federal election commission that is just fine and they say that by 5-0 vote. commissioner accused herself is dylan weintraub. here's how she views the rules now. >> the law is pretty clear. it is absolutely illegal for anyone to solicit, accept or receive anything of value from a foreign national. >> that is last week making the case for her new rule she wants to put in place the information is a thing of value. of democrats in the house have their way, donald trump asking ukraine for information on joe biden becomes a thing of value. here is the former commissioner. >> i think this is trying to retroactively make something political for partisan reasons. it doesn't surprise me. the people i served with on the commission, she was the most partisan. the practical problem is there's no way to value information. >> impeachment once came down to what the meaning of is is. tonight the democratic argument centers around the meaning of value. >> if i did run for president could i count on your vote? >> my vote but not my iphone. lindsey graham sending a message to na

those are the words of a chair of the federal election commission, ellen wine traub twheet that when ted he would accept help from a foreign government in his re-election campaign. and now donald trump is the subject of an impeachment investigation for doing exactly what ellen wine traub told him not to do. after the second week of consistent repetition of the latin words quid pro quo in news coverage, it's time for a reminder of what words are actually in the law that the president appears to have violated. and there is no one better to guide us through that law than our next guest, ellen weintraub, she is the chair of the federal election commission. thank you very much for joining us tonight. is we really appreciate it. have the words quid pro quo been driving you crazy since they're not actually relevant? to the law involved here? >> i don't think about that. i want to be clear that i am not opining on anyone's conduct. i am only here to explain the law. that is my job. i want to explain the law so everyone understands it and hopefully everyone will comply with it. >> well, go to

masterson said and add that the election assistance commission part of the work we have done is host i.t. trainings for election officials which is relevant to this topic. work with them on improving audit processes. and certainly think that the issue you raised is one of real concern. there are a number responsibilities that he election officials have and i believe that the election assistance commission should be more empowered to work on those. but the reality as i mentioned in my opening statement is that we are a $7.95 million agentcy. we have one lawyer. we have one financial person for -- since its inception the election assistance commission has been kicked around like a political football and we have never been empowered or funded in way to actually help -- actually help election officials in the way we k right now in -- -- we can. right now we see the need for the federal clearing-house that we were created to be and i would ask you to help make that possible. thank you. ms. jayapal: as a senior cyber security advisor, how have you nanged with local, state, and national medi

the situation received wide news coverage the country's election commission ignored reports of fraud declaring kremlin back. the winner international politicians such as former general secretary of nato. became frequent guests in kiev initiating negotiations between parties in a faltering will. be able to get. the results of the negotiations however were often reached only on paper thus you go never told the supporters to stop blocking government buildings in central kiev. and therefore these nonviolent and very orange protests lasted for a month during which time the previous election results were no marred by massive corruption and new elections were announced an important nuance just 3 months before viktor yuschenko became a victim to a mysterious and still unsolved poisoning but it didn't prevent him from winning in the new election. though as we shall soon see there was much more than just the people's will that led to this victory this peaceful revolution and its leader were warmly welcomed by the international community but the euphoria didn't last long. government completely

the federal election commission digs into that of it.will eventually publish that on their website. i'm certain we will be digging into it, too. it takes a little while for the ftc to go through all the data and sift through where the money is coming from. that is differently something we will be watching. >> how many candidates are self funding? >> a fair amount. around 20 or so donated or loaned more than $100,000 to their own campaigns. some interesting numbers stuck out to me. we had one democrat running for senate in iowa loaned his campaign when million dollars. that's not nothing. he's running in the democratic primary against teresa greenfield. i'm curious how he will spend that money. does that mean that greenfield might have a tougher time than she anticipated? democrats think she is still in a good spot. that is one to watch. a democratic color from orlando, florida. >> hello. >> you are on the air. thiswanted to know what socialism, if they are going to get democrats into the offices. i'm a democrat. i'm worried about it. the

for instance and the election commission which is now running the whole election process so the election process has no interference from the ministry of the interior like any other country for example or from any other course of the government it's amazing the whole political elite nowadays there are kind of phasing out and then another new elite is coming again this is due to this independent electoral commission commission which has been the different of the of the previous governments noted in malawi thank you for coming in to talk to us and people having me all the best. the hong kong protest is a turn out in their thousands to demonstrate against a british colonial era emergency law which was used to ban face coverings police fired tear gas as well and threaten to arrest those who shined laser point as at a chinese ami building scott hyde last fall from hong kong. was defying the master bath and flouting the police who projected approval for their march thousands of hong kong protesters also ignored heavy rain most of them covering their faces beneath a sea of umbrellas this was th

record number of candidates the hopefuls have been filing their nominations at the country's election commission in the capital colombo there's one name notably basing the incumbent president my 3 policy center he's decided not to run after 4 years in office. saudi arabia says it's working to remove sadan from the united states sponsors of terrorism list sudan's new prime minister abdullah one dog and the leader of its sovereign council abdul fattah alba harm or in saudi arabia the saudi foreign ministry says it also wants to increase investments in sudan and improve existing projects it has in the country right there is the very latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's head to head. then you could leave them bringing drugs to bringing. their rapist. racism. corruption accusations of collusion and love affairs with dictators donald trump's presidency has been in. trouble from day one. many still support the president and say he's doing wonders for the u.s. economy but with many economists predicting a recession potential big trouble for the. summer beginning to wonder if t

the results will be announced by the independent election commission but we have the most votes we've been checking the results in the past few days and we are sure we have the most votes the information that we have received showed that 60 to 70 percent of people voted for us interestingly enough they might both be right the organization that oversees afghan elections says over a 1000000 votes ended up fraudulent that's roughly 40 percent of the entire ballot and as if that didn't make these elections undemocratic enough the ballot box turnout wasn't even 30 percent y. total we can. count the reasons for things 1st secure he mentions a lack of voter trust in the election process a tight schedule thin budget the media environment but most importantly he cites security threats by which he means the taliban has been slaughtering civilians for taking part in the ballot the un says over $400.00 civilians have been killed or injured in connection devoting one 3rd of those being children and unfortunately those deaths seem to be the only significant outcome of this election a lot of afghans

for instance and the election commission which is now running the whole election process so the election process has no interference from the ministry of the interior like any other country for example or from any other course of the government it's amazing the whole political elite now this kind of phasing out and then another new elite is coming again this is due to this independent electoral commission commission which has been the different of the of the previous governments noted in malawi thank you for coming in to talk to us and people having me all the best. now hong kong protesters of turned out in their thousands to demonstrate against a british colonial era emergency law which was used to ban face coverings police fired tear gas as well and threaten to arrest those who shined laser point as at a chinese ami building got hired last fall from hong kong. defying the mask bad and flouting the police who projected approval for their march thousands of hong kong protesters also ignored heavy rain most of them covering their faces beneath a sea of umbrellas this was the 3rd successiv

at polling units to make sure there's no vote rigging but this was strongly opposed by the election commission because this is what led to violence during the last elections. now famine and malnutrition remain serious issues in more than 50 countries according to the new global hunger index published today the number of malnourished people increased from 785000004 years ago to 820 $2000000.00 just the last year the situation in the central african republic is seen as among the most alarming and the lack of food is also critical in these countries a yemen chad madagascar and zambia climate change is one key factor in food shortages yields of the most important food crops like corn and wheat have been falling because of extreme weather conditions and dwindling water resources this is driving up the price of food and making it unaffordable for some in ethiopia the somali region of the country's west has been suffering the effects of climate extremes with several years of ongoing drought it's been almost 6 months since it last drained in this village and somali region with almost no vegetation to

at polling units to make sure there's no vote rigging but this was strongly opposed by the election commission because this is what led to violence during the last elections. a new study looking into political attitudes among german youth has found that the environment tops the list of concerns for today's young people the report found rising levels of satisfaction with a democracy and activism on climate issues and the study's authors also say they found a growing receptivity for populist perspectives. the new shell youth report was presented today in berlin scientist's took an intensive look at the worries and needs of today's youth at the end of the day the messages that today's youth wants to take action. and again the whole generation is speaking out and on the surface this is something very positive and young people today are actively interested in politics pretty environmental protection and climate change are on the top of their list playing an increasingly important role for the fridays for a future generation. 4 years ago when the last report was compiled 56 percent of young people w

at polling units to make sure there's no vote rigging but this was strongly opposed by the election commission because this is what led to violence during the last elections. in spain the original president of catalonia has vowed to continue defending his region's right to self-determination kim torah denounced what he described as efforts to criminalize the independence movement after spain's supreme court convicted 12 catalan separatist leaders supporters of independence for the region have vowed to keep protesting in the coming days the supreme court ruling sparked clashes between spanish riot police and pro independence demonstrators in barcelona. i protesters shouting freedom blocked barcelona airport outraged at the loan verdicts handed down to catalonia separatist leaders of the $100.00 were injured in clashes . as thousands took to the streets. i'm going then they were sentenced to many years for a nonviolent act politically approved by the people and it was the people who went to vote will tell you about that single example they've already spent 2 years in prison for expressing their

at polling units to make sure there's no vote rigging but this was strongly opposed by the election commission because this is what led to violence during the last elections. i drink reporting from pewter now e.u. ministers have gathered in luxembourg for the last preparatory meeting ahead of a crucial of brics at summits and brussels on thursday today the block's chief negotiator michel barnier updated ministers on the state of negotiations so says at the meeting say he's asking for a written legal agreement with the u.k. by the end of today in order to recommend that any deal be approved to the e.u. summit begins on thursday. because for them to band rigorous following those discussions where i asked him what still needs to happen in order for a deal to come about. the breck said roadshow made a stop today in luxembourg 250 kilometers away from brussels the e.u. 27 minutes has a meeting always in october in luxembourg so michele dunne the the chief newgate there came over here to brief the ministers and he said it's difficult but it's still possible and also the chief negotiator of the unite

according to the federal election commission, vice president former vice president joe biden has raised about $22 million so far. he hopes to increase that number by making stops here in the bay area and palo alto was one of them. in palo altoeful joe biden greea cheering crowd as he walked into a restaurant for a private afternoon fund raiser. the event hosted by a handful of people including bay area attorney joe cochet. >> joe biden has given as i said his whole life to public service and know what is serving in the white house means. >> ticket prices for the reception began at $1500 per person and cost up to $2,800 for a photo with the former vice president too. a few dozen people came out today for a more personal experience with the man hoping to unseat president trump in 2020. >> it's to hear more than a sound byte from the candidates more than a twitter feed, more than a youtube video. >> because it's very convenient, here in palo alto appear i live in palo alto. and so i wanted to have the opportunity to hear joe and meet joe. >> mr. boyden, your reaction -- >> biden didn't spe

videos were shared on social media during the election and sparked fears the ballot boxes were being stuffed with fake the. the independent electoral commission has now announced only biometric votes will be counted. and election officials have also complained some machines didn't properly and staff lacked training we had witnesses on technical states we had problems with the voter lists and also electronic devices. didn't announce the final figure of turnout the government blames taliban attacks and threats to turn out an estimated 26 percent of just more than $9000000.00 registered voters but analysts say there were other problems one factor could be because of the insecurity that you have in afghanistan and the other primary factor i believe is because of the 2014 elections and subsequently to 2018 and actions where people lost trust. in process and democratic process is concerned. back to the workshop ratman says tradesmen like him are struggling and differences need to be resolved with. my message to everyone is peace i am thirsty for peace i'm demanding all sides whether the taliban or the government sit together and make efforts toward

that prompted the chair of the federal election commission, ellen weintraub, to tweet a statement that says, "it is illegal for anyone to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a u.s. election." .sijia jiang is at the white house. >> if they were honest about it, they'd start a major investigation into the bidens. orteeporter: president trump said that's what he wanted ukrainian president volodymyr lelensky to do regarding joe biden and his son hunter. >> it's a very simple answer. >> reporter: a simple answer to a question he evaded less than 24 hours earlier. >> are you talking to me? >> yeah, it was just a follow-up of what i asked you, sir. >> listen, listen, are you ready? we have the president of finland. e t him a question. >> reporter: the president even called on a second country to look into the bidens. >> and, by the way, likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened in china is just about as bad as what happened with-- uh, with ukraine. >> reporter: mr. trump claims hunter biden profited

state election commission and then vest that authority with the federal government. now, federalizing our elections in my opinion would actually make them less secure. is there anybody that thinks the federal government is going to do a better job of administering an election in with himson county -- williamson county where i live and have served on the election commission? the answer would be of course not. they know that their friends and neighbors who serve on those entities will do a better job. i must also remind my colleagues every single member, every single member, democrat, republican, independent, every member of the senate agrees that foreign meddling in our nation's business is a problem. foreign nations for decades have sought to meddle in our affairs in the physical space. aren't we to have expected them to try this in the virtual space? it ought not to have come as a surprise to us. we also know that members are working on this issue and that there has been progress that has been made by the intel community, by state level authorities, by those that ar